LOS MOLINOS — A multicar collision Saturday on Highway 99 killed two people.
The collision occurred around 3 p.m. Saturday, June 10 south of the Champlin Slough, according to a press release issued Saturday by the California Highway Patrol.
Celeste Young, 67, of Los Molinos, was driving a 2015 BMW in the southbound lane at an unknown speed. James Hartley, 54, of Los Molinos, was driving a Ford Ranger in the northbound lane at an unknown speed.
For reasons still under investigation, the Ford Ranger entered the opposing southbound lane and crashed head-on into the BMW, the release said.
Young and Hartley sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency medical personnel.
The front passenger of the BMW, Marilyn Fitzgerald, 82, of Los Molinos, sustained significant injuries and was transported by ground ambulance to Enloe Medical Center.
This crash is currently under investigation by the CHP. Alcohol is not being investigated as a factor.
